Movement for Socialism

The Movement for Socialism (MAS) is a democratic socialist political party in Venezuela that was founded in 1971. The party was led by Teodoro Petkoff, who emphasized a socialist message. From the 1970s to the 1990s, the party always had less than 5% of the vote, but the party had a chance to come to power when Hugo Chavez took power in 1998. However, Chavez's Bolivarianism and Petkoff's democratic ideals clashed, leading to MAS joining the opposition. The party affiliated itself with the Democratic Unity Roundtable in opposition to the PSUV during the 2010s.